The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-08
THE "ANTrSn UNITE.
ON EX-SENATOR L. s. NEWMAN,
Tho Legality Of Pairing DiScusscd-A QuIet
Dny-Wllat Camden Will Likely Do II lie
Finds His Prospects OF Election Arc
Entirely 1l0pcless-A Now Man.
Special Dispatch 10 the fnteiifgeroer.

Special Dispoteh 10 tho inttfifgencer.
Z CHARLESTON, Fob. 7.--Messrs. Brown,
Gwinn, McCreery aud Scott Of the Senate,
and Messrs. Jones, Kincaid, Kinsey
Whitaker, Mckinney, Spencer, Grow,
Ropp and Hner Of the House, wore ab'
sent from the joint session to-day and one
member paired, so that II votes were
caat and 1t required but 81 votes to elect
Some discussion was indulged in as to
whether the resolutions offered on satur,
day should DO considered before or ale,
the ballot. Judge Maxwell held that the
ballot must bo taken first. Mr.. Dawson
took tho other view but President Price
decided that Judge Ma1well's point was
well taken. 3.}.
Bushrod Price placed before the joint
assembly the name Of Lswia s. Newman,
Of Marshall county, in formal speech Of
a highly eulogiatic character, and ia the
old gentleman's most characteristic vein,
He warned his fellow Democrats that their
party would be wrecked II they psrs;eted
in ignoring the wurkingmen in tho future
as they had in tho psst. 1t was evident
before the ballot proceeded far that the
eleven "Anli's" had combined on New.
man. The ballot resulted: General I. II,
Duval, 80; ]. N. Camden, 80; L. s. New.
man, IL; Okey johnson, L; Arthur T.
Boreman, 1. General Duval voted for e1.
Governor Boreman and Mr.. Cook etuck Ia
Judge johnson.
I Nj. Hensley ANNOUNCED that no was
paired with Mr.. spencer. Mr.. Lucas
resolution in reference to pairing rcquir.
ing all pairs 10 bs announced TO the Pres.
ident and by him to the joint asaembly
coming up, Mr.. Hamilton moved to add
the proviso, "that this resolution shall no!
DO construed ss recognition Of tho right
of members to pair on tho election fol
United States Senator"
Mr.. Lucas opposed this. Mr.. Woods
held that the United States statute re.
quired each member present to vote. Mr.
Hamilton took tho same view, while
Senator Flournoy sustained tho position
Of Mr.. Lucas, that pairs were legal and
allowable, and should be officially reco,,
nized.
Mr.. Kidd opposed pairing altogether, as
did also Senator Sommerville, who said
there was great danger that this resolu
ton, II adopted, wonld prevent any 70
suit which would be recognized an legal
by the United Statea Senate.
DR.. Hensley quoted the expression il
the statute that majority Of all the
members elected to both Houses bein.
present and voting. and asked why thil
Language you'd be used if it were not poe
sible for any member to be present ane
not vote. - - - s'F - ~
Judge Maxwell took issue with Senate
|Sommerville on the idea that the journa
Of this assembly would affect the accept
snce Of the result by tho United Ssstsl
Senate. He said if 8 man were TO 20 ther,
with forty votes and there were not forty
votes for the other candidate tho man Will
forty votes would be the Senator. III
Pending the discussion the joint essem
bly,, on motion Of Mr.. Woods, diseolvst
by vote Of Al to "a, having been in ses
sion an hour and half. z<.f a.
Tomorrow the Republicans and Green
back members will cast their votes TO-
General Dursl again. BY that time i
will probably dawn on the public mine
that he is the regular caucus nominee.
The "Anti's' committee have revised
their rejoinder to the answer OF the caucu
of Democrats, but refuse 10 let it be seer
by an outsider until the eleven have csc!
perused it and approved it.
Col. Mclean came bsck to-day, accom-
panied by his daughter.
Captain John X. Thompson, oil Putnam
is also here. 500 s,Iass
Governor Wilson and wife will enter
tnin q lew friends at tea tomorrow even
ing. ". 8. +.